Published September 3, 2003 | Version v1
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Radiochemical Separations for the Pretreatment of High Level Nuclear Wastes at the Savannah River Site

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Description

A significant fraction of the high-level nuclear waste produced from fuel reprocessing operations at the Savannah River Site (SRS) must be pretreated to remove 137Cs, 90Sr and alpha-emitting radionuclides (i.e., actinides) prior to disposal onsite as low level waste. Separation processes planned at the SRS include caustic side solvent extraction for 137Cs and sorption onto monosodium titanate (MST) for 90Sr and alpha-emitters. The predominant alpha-emitting radionuclides in the highly alkaline waste solutions include plutonium isotopes 238Pu, 239Pu and 240Pu. This paper describes the planned Sr/actinide separation process and summarizes recent tests and demonstrations with simulated and actual tank waste solutions

Availability note (English)

Available from PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/814853-DDHeEU/native/

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URL
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/814853-DDHeEU/native/;

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
[vp.]
Report number
WSRC-MS--2002-01025/Rev.1

Conference

Title
9. International Conference on Radioactive Waste Management and Environmental Remediation
Dates
21-25 Sep 2003
Place
Oxford (United Kingdom)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
34076131
Subject category
S11: NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; S12: MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference, Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
ACTINIDES; LIQUID WASTES; PLUTONIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; REPROCESSING; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SORPTION; TANKS; TITANATES
Descriptors DEC
CONTAINERS; ELEMENTS; EXTRACTION; ISOTOPES; MATERIALS; METALS; NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; US AEC; US DOE; US ERDA; US ORGANIZATIONS; WASTES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
AC09-96SR18500
Funding organization
US Department of Energy (United States)